I really feel that there would be less people suffering from body issues if clothes were made to fit people rather than people trying to fit into clothes. I'm a very petite frame, size 4 - 6 (UK), that's american size 0 - 2. Finding clothes to fit properly is hard work, but even my friends who could...

Can anyone explain to me what the little ice symbols of food mean. It seems to range between 1 to 3 of these and they also appear on the draws of our new freezer. I'm curious, is this something about how long they can be frozen for??

I'm afraid I disagree with you there Cypherspace, phelps has mastered in total 4 different skills, perhaps 5 if you include his ability to pace himself to the distance. All of the field events have hugelyt differing skills! Comparing his swimming to track events I feel is probably a more fair compar...

That's what the Thames is for...swimming :) Moo it sounds like you are going to do fine. Don't be dismayed if you can only manage to swim 5 lengths of the pool, stick at it and believe me it doesn't take much to get to the next level. Classes are a great way of keeping fit, having others in your gro...

I've been curious how to do this for some time and now I'm back I thought this would be the best place to ask. I have a habit of accidentally typing only half of a web address eg. instead of google.com I just type goo and hit enter. However, internet explorer then saves all of theses addresses in th...

Wasn't that one of the issues raised before the smoking ban came into force, giving the pubs/clubs the choice. I don't think it would work, well not where I live. Here all the landlords I know are smokers themselves (partly because they have been running a pub for years and got into the habit of smo...

I think non-smoking areas in bar/restaurants would be a better* alternative. Reminds me of a little phrase my mate told me: Having a smoking area in a pub is like having a peeing area in a swimming pool I'm a non-smoker and so am grateful for the smoking ban as I was fed up of going to my local pub...

I have to say that the actual footage we're receiving from the beeb (BBC) is rubbish, but they're not in control of the cameras so i suppose it's not their fault. Hooray for TV license meaning no adverts...there's space on my sofa if you want to watch sans adverts?

This reminds me of AA directions. A woman was travelling from Birmingham to London but wanted avoid motorways, she was directed via Ireland!! Google maps are safer than Sat Nav it seems. We had a B&Q lorry take the roof off it's trailer because the sat nav told him the bridge was high enough so ...

The aim of the question was to help understand the issues of euthenasia and abortion. So surely instead of questioning whether someone is human or not, should we not question quality of life? I truly believe that humans (the species) have a habit of over valuing life. Instead of deciding if somethin...

Haha yes, the UK is not the place to do this, even down south! Thus why every year, before prime bikini season I head off to a hot country (europe is the most understanding to topless sunbathing) to clear up my skin, then head on home and can happily wear strap tops. Actually I wish I could do this,...

I think Wiki does offer a definition: Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man") in the family Hominidae (the great apes). That is the definition of a human, it's in your DNA. No individual ca...

EPILEPSY IS CURED BY AGE. Not always. I know someone in their early to mid-20s who's an epileptic. I think he was being sarcastic. Sorry to hear about your friend, I hadn't realised that could effect epilepsy. My friend had to ask them to turn off strobe lights at discos. I think there are now regu...

I have to say that the current guidelines strike me as rather extreme, but of course they are, otherwise you'll be sued. I use my eyes and nose as first check, and then my tongue. If your meat has a bit of a green look to it, probably not so great. If it tastes off, probably best not to carry on eat...

For those in the UK, the whole video is on iPlayer . More proof we're living in a mad world, the BBC feels you must be 16 to watch this video because of flashing images... So, anyone found a paticular sport that's exciting to watch? My family is moaning about the lack of sailing coverage even thoug...

Waitresses pretty much live off of their tips for the most part, especially in NYC. Pay is crappy, but the tips keep them fed and the bills paid. I understand this is true in the land across the pond from me, however, in the UK I know that all the waitresses there over 21 will be entitled to the mi...

I have found that if I flirt with my mobile phone network call desk they give me freebies. So I phoned up yesterday to change the card I use to top up and wasn't deliberately flirty, he was just friendly and so (being from the countryside) I was friendly back. End of the call and he goes "Well,...

I'm curious, how many people in the UK tip their hairdresser? I grew up with a hairdresser who came to the house so when it came to me going to the salon I never knew the correct etiquette. Am I actually secretly hated by my hairdresser as I've never tipped her?

I've always been told that the "normal" age in which girls are likely to start menstruating is between 9 and 16 There was something about menopause actually being later for girls who started early, but I'm afraid I've no hard evidence to back this up. Though I'm sure there have been cases ...

Yea, I hated having to do that to this one guy. He'd been so friendly and flirty and then I just had to say "Look I'm really sorry but I have a boyfriend" and he just sort of went "oh" and wandered off, which I felt was a shame because he seemed a really nice guy. Do you think t...

Ooh, I do this. It's not very nice, but it's fun (and flattering), and I do make a point of bringing up the boyfriend at some point. Yea, I hated having to do that to this one guy. He'd been so friendly and flirty and then I just had to say "Look I'm really sorry but I have a boyfriend" a...

I got mine when I was 12, I just came home from a day shopping with friends and went to the toilet only to go "oh, wait ARGH" and wasn't quite sure how to tell my mum as dad was also in the room. So finally managed to drag her out the room and tell her. Didn't get another until 5 months la...

Oh come on... chicks dig guys chasing after them. If you are not interested in him, then why not tell him so in no uncertain terms? Or just admit that it feels good to have such power! Your comment made me giggle as a friend and I were discussing this the other day. I'm single (as mentioned above) ...

See I agree entirely with what you're all saying about girly magazines. However, they seem to have this power over me, I'll be sat in our common room and pick up one to flick through to pass the time. Then they take hold, pick up on my insecurities and seem to be making me feel better about them but...

Finally caught back up (and it's only been a day!!) Just wanted to put in my 2pence (2cents if you like): 1) Tampons - The risk of TSS is minimal, there has been a link between use of tampons and TSS. However, you are very unlikely to suffer unless you leave the same tampon in for three days straigh...

We're about the only country to grill frog legs Colour me doubtful, sure it has probably occured in america but how many people really EAT that? I bet it's occured in just about every country on the planet some time or another. What happened to France being the frog eaters? I've NEVER heard of Amer...

Ok well now my greatest fears re. hormonal birth control have been realised by Katastrophe I'm pretty confident that I'm never ever ever doing any such thing...maybe I can convince him to get sterilised... Although, to be fair, on the heavier days of Shark Week I set my alarm to go off every couple...

I suppose it fits the series titles better but really there is nothing to do with a golden compass . I'm just being picky as I've always known it as northern lights and I just love the idea of the northern lights and the images the title itself has always conjured up. Reiterating what Jesse said, is...

More than just being accepted, many of them form the basis of psychology as a field, since it barely existed before he rolled up. And I think I've gone on about this before, but the oedipus complex theory isn't crackpot, he just phrased it stupidly and inflammatorily, and put it in terms of sex whe...

Absolutely loved the triology, just been meaning to re read it as it's been a while so can't really comment on the change between the second and third book. They're making a film about it, but I'm tempted not to go and see it. For one, who chose it to be called "The Golden Compass" rather ...

Ah, thanks for the information, ladies. Hmmm. I worry about anything hormonal, to be honest, it's possibly a worry borne of ignorance but it just seems so entirely unnatural to play around with my whole cycle in such a manner. I guess it may have something to do with the fact that I've never really...